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Hotel Villa Anna Maria

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Our History

1900

Storace unwillingly stayed in Genoa. Once he finished his studies to become a lawyer, he moved permanently to Champoluc.

The origins

The story of our family, a story of sacrifices, of work and love, that has its origins in the first decades of the 1900s, when the Aloisio Storace family of Genoa purchased land and built a vacation home in Champoluc.

Our Grandfather, Ivan Storace, who unwillingly stayed in Genoa, and who loved this area, decided to permanently move here when he finished his studies to become a lawyer.

1940

Grandfather met Anna Maria Monti, who had been evacuated from Genoa with her young son Domenico because of bombings during which she lost her husband.

The war and grandmother

During the Second World War, our grandfather met our grandmother, Anna Maria Monti, here in Champoluc. She was the guest of friends, following her evacuation from Genoa with her young son Domenico and the loss of her husband due to bombings.

During a round-up by the Germans, grandmother helped grandfather Ivan to hide.

1946

Grandfather and grandmother found themselves with nothing, only the clothes they had on their backs.

The fire and the reconstruction

Just after the war, the family home and all its contents burned in a fire, and grandfather and grandmother found themselves with nothing but the clothes they had on their backs.

However, they didn’t lose heart, and through an acquaintance who had a construction company, they were able to rebuild a part of the house with the agreement that the house would be available to the builder’s family for some years, while grandfather and grandmother would have a room.

Soon after, they began to let some rooms in their house, and this was the beginning of Villa Anna Maria.

The Birth of Villa Anna Maria

To make ends meet, grandmother worked as a pastry chef at night, and sold her products to the stores of the town.

Soon after, they began to let some rooms in their house, and this was the beginning of Villa Anna Maria, a name chosen by Grandfather Ivan in honour of Grandmother Anna.

1958

Thanks to the sale of some land, the hotel was able to expand.

Expansion

To enlarge the hotel, grandfather sold some lands, which allowed further projects in the following years, bringing the hotel to its current dimension (1958).

1986

Dad Domenico, Miki to his friends, took over management of the hotel.

Dad Domenico

Following the death of Grandfather Ivan in 1986, our father Domenico, known to all as Miki, esteemed trainer of the local ski club, as well as the women’s regional alpine ski team, took over management of the hotel.

2010

Grandmother Maria, 40 years as chef and attentive director of her house.

Grandmother Maria

Grandmother Anna Maria remained in the kitchen for more than forty years, and was an attentive director of her house until December of 2010, when she went to join grandfather at the age of 99.

The tradition continues

The hotel opened in its present form in 1958. Many famous and memorable people have passed through our doors, such as Aldo Acquarone, Genoese industrialist and poet who financed the Champoluc cable cars at the suggestion of Grandfather Ivan.

Dad Miki managed the hotel with precision and rigour until his death in January of 2016. Now, it is we, his children, the grandchildren of Ivan and Anna Maria, Jean Noël, Simone, Annalisa and Ivan, who are continuing the tradition with Mamma Cristina.

Simone and Ivan have competed for years for the world speed skiing record and various world championships.

Passion for the mountains and sports

Father, in addition to the love for our home, also transmitted all of his passion for skiing and sports to us. Jean Noël, Simone and Ivan are ski instructors, Annalisa is a very good skier and has a passion for running races in the mountains.

Simone, as an alpine guide, participated in the Italian expedition to K2 in 2014. He and Ivan have competed for years for the world speed skiing record and various world championships!

Come and see us

We await you here so you can get to know our family and our love for Champoluc.